EVERY D-STAR RADIO HAS A SERIAL DATA PORT

EVERY D-STAR RADIO HAS A SERIAL DATA PORT

Connecting a D-STAR radio

Connecting a D-STAR radio 2. 5 mm OPC-1529 R

D-RATS By Dan Smith - KK 7 DS

D-RATS By Dan Smith - KK 7 DS

Goal All-in-one tool for D-STAR data ops Make use of the low speed data channel Oriented to Em. Comm operations No dependence on infrastructure Originally targeted for simplex All network interaction at endpoints Interface with existing technologies

OVERVIEW IRC style chat FTP style file transfers E-mail messaging APRS like mapping

Typical Station

TNC – The analog gateway to D-RATS data Use a KISS-mode TNC with D-RATS Gives you point-to-point data transfer Limited AX. 25 support Simpler to setup Lower overhead Interface with D-STAR users through stations running both formats WL 2 K Connectivity

Data in an Emergency Fast, error-free transfer of electronic records Resource requests Patient manifests Situation status reports Pictures of damage Quiet operation Put radio operators directly in an EOC Field stations in noisy environments Integrated logging of messages with times and dates

Chat Free-form multicast chat messages – Checksum-protected – Channels – “Private” chat – Text filters – Automated QSTs – Quick messages – Highlight and lowlight text

Messaging Structured messages (Forms) Use XML to convey structure and content XSL at the endpoints for presentation Messages can contain attachments Automatic message routing support Email-like interface Custom form builder

Messaging Email gateway Rich forms go as HTML emails SMTP for outgoing emails POP 3 gateway for remote mail checks WL 2 K gateway Experimental RMS packet client Any internet-connected station can gateway Seamless and bi-directional SMTP/POP 3 servers integrated Paclink-like functionality

Files and Images Arbitrary file transfers with sliding window, compression, and resume “File server” for remote retrieval Integrated resize/resample of image files Block size and window scaling

Positional Awareness Captures and sends ICOM GPS/GPS-A strings Distance and direction calculation Integrated map display (free!) Moving stations updated in real-time Input for external GPS receiver

Ratflector Connect to other D-RATS users via Internet Easy and clean for testing Data-only reflector Configure D-RATS radio port for one of: Network port on ref. d-rats. com, port 9000 Network port on ref. d-rats. com, port 9001 User-run ratflectors too! Included in download

Repeater (Ratflector)

Implementation Written in Python/GTK Runs on Linux, Mac, and Windows Open. Street. Map. org for free maps

Availability Windows: Installer. exe Linux: . deb, . rpm APT and Yum repositories available Thanks to Mike, N 0 SO! Mac. OS: . app (and one-time base package)

References D-RATS Website http: //www. d-rats. com D-RATS Mailing List Yahoo! Group – http: //groups. yahoo. com/group/d-rats_group/